Buying a house that lacks some building regs approval
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The chain etc is not your problem. Don't let him guilt you into it. Perhaps be upfront then, explain in simple terms that it's not worth anything like he thinks it is and there'll be a whole world of s
te around the corner. Then tell him to shove the sale and stretch yourself fr the other one?
te around the corner. Then tell him to shove the sale and stretch yourself fr the other one?mjb1 said:
If I wasn't living here already, and in love with the location, I definitely wouldn't be going ahead. But I work from home and have a huge amount of work stuff in the garage. So moving would be a big, expensive, time consuming thing (even assuming I find somewhere suitable to move to). I'd probably be looking at separate business and living premises to get what I need.
If the cost to fix is less than the cost to move, then fix it! If it's greater than cost to move, then the difference needs to be evaluated against the other factors of convenience, location etc. The disruption of moving will, I suspect, be about the same as the disruption of the works. Sounds like you may need to move out, or at least pack lots away, for the duration.It sounds like you emotionally want the house. You have time and history in it, and want that to continue. So what's that worth to you?
OP take a step back and think about it, the whole thing reads as a nightmare waiting to happen for you.
The seller will not let you carry out an invasive inspection of the works, he won't budge on price even though there are clearly many issues with it, he is trying to tell you he has a chain of 3 relying on you to make this purchase. Sounds to me like he is desperate to unload it as he knows you are attached to it.
There are no building regs on the extension (looking like), it is constructed (I use the term lightly) in what is at best a garden shed spec. It will never pass B Regs retrospectively, even by 1980's regs that form of construction is massively inadequate.
It sounds very much to me like the whole thing is one massive DIY bodge up and that is just the things you can see. If it where me I would not touch it with a barge pole, my advice for what it is worth, knock him down 20k (to allow to to rebuild and correct all the bodges), tell him you won't budge on price and are prepared to walk if he doesn't accept. He knows full well he will never sell it on the open market without a shed load of hassle and haggling. He needs to sell it, you do not need to buy it, you are in the best position for bargaining so make use of it
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The seller will not let you carry out an invasive inspection of the works, he won't budge on price even though there are clearly many issues with it, he is trying to tell you he has a chain of 3 relying on you to make this purchase. Sounds to me like he is desperate to unload it as he knows you are attached to it.
There are no building regs on the extension (looking like), it is constructed (I use the term lightly) in what is at best a garden shed spec. It will never pass B Regs retrospectively, even by 1980's regs that form of construction is massively inadequate.
It sounds very much to me like the whole thing is one massive DIY bodge up and that is just the things you can see. If it where me I would not touch it with a barge pole, my advice for what it is worth, knock him down 20k (to allow to to rebuild and correct all the bodges), tell him you won't budge on price and are prepared to walk if he doesn't accept. He knows full well he will never sell it on the open market without a shed load of hassle and haggling. He needs to sell it, you do not need to buy it, you are in the best position for bargaining so make use of it
.Run just run away.
We just bought a house which we found during the buying process had asbestos ceilings. We threatened to walk away unless they paid to fix it. They fought and fought but eventually gave us the money. We adore the house but were very prepared to walk away from it if they didn't pay.
You have a house you know is structurally dodgy and the vendor is not willing to knock any money off. Tell him to go take a long walk off a short pier. You have NO responsibility to the rest of they chain. You only have a duty to yourself. If you pull out and screw the chain up then its not your fault its his.
We just bought a house which we found during the buying process had asbestos ceilings. We threatened to walk away unless they paid to fix it. They fought and fought but eventually gave us the money. We adore the house but were very prepared to walk away from it if they didn't pay.
You have a house you know is structurally dodgy and the vendor is not willing to knock any money off. Tell him to go take a long walk off a short pier. You have NO responsibility to the rest of they chain. You only have a duty to yourself. If you pull out and screw the chain up then its not your fault its his.
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